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A view from inside the ruins of St. Paul's Church, in Malacca, Malyasia.

St. Paul's Hill was originally Malacca Hill. It was renamed Monti Ali Maria, or Mary's Hill after the Portuguese took over it. The St. Paul's Church, on top of the hill of the same name, was originally a chapel. It was known to the Portuguese in Malacca as the Chapel of the Mother of God (Madre de Deus) or Our Lady of the Hill (Nossa Senhora do Oiteiro). According to 16th century Portuguese chronicler, João de Barros, it was not built by the Portuguese administrators, though, but by a Portuguese fidalgo (nobleman) called Duarte Coelho. When his ship miraculously escaped a tempest in the South China Sea. As an act of grattitude, he erected a chapel on top of the Malacca Hill, dedicating it to Our Lady of Grace (Nassa Senhora da Annunciada) in 1520-21. In 1548, the chapel was passed on to the Society of Jesus by the archbishop of Goa, Don Albuquerque.

Francis Xavier (later Saint Francis) received the title deeds on behalf of the Society. In 1556, the Portuguese enlarged the chapel, adding a second storey to it. Further renovation was carried out in 1590 with the addition of a tower.

Taken on: November 15, 2009

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